Incident Tag: Injuries & Diseases

Olympic/ Shell Settle with U.S. and State of Washington for $92 Million in Connection with Fatal Pipeline Rupture — Settlement includes $77 million in state-of-the-art spill prevention work in nine states

Ill-maintained pipeline ruptures and releases over 230,000 gallons of gasoline and ignites – 3 people killed, including two ten-year-old boys; over 9 injured; home destroyed; resulting fire killed over 100,000 fish and other aquatic organisms; massive environmental damage on creeks and soil. Civil and criminal penalties on Shell and Olympic – $92 million.

Shell called negligent in Brazil toxic waste case

Unacceptable levels of at least one metal or pesticide were found in 156 out of an 181 resident sample’s bloodstream living near Shell factory caused by over 20 year pesticide exposure; 88 suffer chronic contamination; 59 suffered from thyroid or liver tumors – says state’s health watchdog.

Samsung workers get blood cancer

Samsung apologizes and sets up compensatory fund for 244 employees at chip and display plants who developed cancers and rare diseases linked to hazardous conditions, of whom 87 died.

Banana Workers Get Day in Court

26, 000 banana workers compensated by chemical companies over sterility and other health defects caused by  DBCP use in 1970s – $41 million.

Costa Rica Banana Workers Sue over Pesticide

Thousands Banana workers file lawsuit in LA against chemical and fresh produce companies over pesticide use in 1980s causing sterility, testicular atrophy, miscarriages, birth defects, liver damage, and cancer when inhaled or absorbed by the skin.